THEME EXPLORATION

man vs man

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1986 · Alan Clarke
Caught
Caught
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
1974 · Lucio Fulci
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One
2023 · Takashi Yamazaki
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Renny Harlin
Killing Season
Killing Season
2013 · Mark Steven Johnson
Godland
Godland
2022 · Hlynur Pálmason
Gerry
Gerry
2002 · Gus Van Sant
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
Razorback
Razorback
1984 · Russell Mulcahy
The Tiger
The Tiger
2015 · Park Jung-hoon
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem
2015 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films repeatedly explore violent interpersonal conflicts and moral clashes between men, from boxers to mobsters to obsessed hunters.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He masterfully dramatizes human conflict through samurai duels, crime thrillers, and character studies that examine honor, ambition, and competing ideologies.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films dissect psychological and social tensions between individuals with unflinching intensity, exposing violence lurking beneath everyday human interactions.